N1 was terrible, we were in the line to get in an hour before doors opened. I don't know what GA had access to since they were let in first, but I only had roughly 20 people ahead of me in the merch line and the only show specific items left were the sticker and the tee in some sizes. I don't think they had any license plates or skate decks inside, at least not by the regular door time.
When did they start letting people in for N1 (I was at the bar skipping the opener, which I should have done for N2)?
N2 I got to the entrance at like 6:15pm and there was no line, so not sure when they opened the doors, but I figured that they let people in early because they were clogging up their casino. I got in one merch line and my wife the other and she said she saw the last flamingo shirt come off the wall as soon as she got in line.
They need to ditch the out of venue merch stand, and make sure to let the GA people in the same time as the seated people to give everyone an equal chance at the merch.
They let us in right around 6 on N1. I agree about ditching the outside merch stand or require a valid ticket to buy stuff. Letting just anyone buy things plus not making enough plus not having limits on things like the license plates is insane. Even the limit of 2 isn't enough on things like the tokens because they sell out too quickly. I don't see why they don't make more after seeing what happened last year.
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Looks like and could be the (final) origin of the upcoming Merch Revolution in New Orleans 2025
https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/307243/2025-tour-merch-thread